Boyne, John.Noah Barleywater Runs Away. When life at home becomes too difficult, eight-year-old Noah sets out to see the world and have an adventure. In the forest Noah meets a toymaker and he travels with him on a journey that will change his life forever.
Chevat, Richie. The Omnivore’s Dilemma: The Secrets behind what You Eat. Examines the origins of the different food chains that have sustained humans throughout history, discussing how certain foods and cuisines have become a popular part of people's daily diets.
Cushman, Karen. Alchemy and Meggy Swann. Meggy Swann, a girl who walks with the aid of two sticks, arrives in Elizabethan London, along with her goose Louise, to stay with her father who really does not want her, and while he pursues his dream of transforming base metal into gold, Meggy undergoes a transformation herself.
Donnelly, Jennifer. Revolution. An angry, grieving seventeen-year-old musician facing expulsion from her prestigious Brooklyn private school travels to Paris to complete a school assignment. She uncovers a diary written during the French revolution by a young actress attempting to help a tortured, imprisoned little boy--Louis Charles, the lost king of France.
Higson, Charlie. The Enemy. When the sickness came, every parent, policeman, politician - every adult - fell ill. The lucky ones died. The others are crazed, confused and hungry. Only children under fourteen remain, and they're fighting to survive. Now there are rumors of a safe place to hide. And so a gang of children begin their quest across London.
Holm, Jennifer. Turtle in Paradise. In 1935, jobs are hard to come by, and Turtle's mother is lucky to find work as a live-in housekeeper. When she learns that her employer can't stand children, she sends her 11-year-old daughter from New Jersey to Key West to live with her sister and family.
Mulligan, Andy. Trash. A group of fourteen-year-old boys, who make a living picking garbage from the outskirts of a large city, finds something special and mysterious that brings terrifying consequences.
Sachar, Louis. The Cardturner: A Novel about a King, a Queen, and a Joker. When Alton's ageing, blind uncle asks him to attend bridge games with him, he agrees. But, this choice soon turns out to be a lot more complex than Alton could ever have imagined.
Schmidt, Gary D. Okay for Now. As a fourteen-year-old who just moved to a new town, with no friends and a louse for an older brother, Doug Swieteck has all the stats stacked against him. So begins a coming-of-age masterwork full of equal parts comedy and tragedy from Newbery Honor winner Gary D. Schmidt.
Shihab Nye, Naomi. Time You Let Me In:25 poets under 25. A collection of poems selected by Naomi Shihab Nye from twenty-five poets, each under twenty-five years of age.
Stephens, John. The Emerald Atlas. Kate, Michael, and Emma have passed from one orphanage to another in the ten years since their parents disappeared to protect them, but now they learn that they have special powers--and a fearsome enemy--and embark on a prophesied quest to find a magical book.
TenNapel , Doug. Ghostopolis. Garth Hale, accidentally zapped into the ghost world by ghost wrangler Frank Gallows, teams up with Cecil, his grandfather's ghost, in an effort to save him from the evil ruler of Ghostopolis and get him back home again.
OLDER READERS SHORTLIST - PANDA 2011
Boyne, John. Noah Barleywater Runs Away. When life at home becomes too difficult, eight-year-old Noah sets out to see the world and have an adventure. In the forest Noah meets a toymaker and he travels with him on a journey that will change his life forever.
Chevat, Richie. The Omnivore’s Dilemma: The Secrets behind what You Eat. Examines the origins of the different food chains that have sustained humans throughout history, discussing how certain foods and cuisines have become a popular part of people's daily diets.
Cushman, Karen. Alchemy and Meggy Swann. Meggy Swann, a girl who walks with the aid of two sticks, arrives in Elizabethan London, along with her goose Louise, to stay with her father who really does not want her, and while he pursues his dream of transforming base metal into gold, Meggy undergoes a transformation herself.
Donnelly, Jennifer. Revolution. An angry, grieving seventeen-year-old musician facing expulsion from her prestigious Brooklyn private school travels to Paris to complete a school assignment. She uncovers a diary written during the French revolution by a young actress attempting to help a tortured, imprisoned little boy--Louis Charles, the lost king of France.
Higson, Charlie. The Enemy. When the sickness came, every parent, policeman, politician - every adult - fell ill. The lucky ones died. The others are crazed, confused and hungry. Only children under fourteen remain, and they're fighting to survive. Now there are rumors of a safe place to hide. And so a gang of children begin their quest across London.
Holm, Jennifer. Turtle in Paradise. In 1935, jobs are hard to come by, and Turtle's mother is lucky to find work as a live-in housekeeper. When she learns that her employer can't stand children, she sends her 11-year-old daughter from New Jersey to Key West to live with her sister and family.
Mulligan, Andy. Trash. A group of fourteen-year-old boys, who make a living picking garbage from the outskirts of a large city, finds something special and mysterious that brings terrifying consequences.
Sachar, Louis. The Cardturner: A Novel about a King, a Queen, and a Joker. When Alton's ageing, blind uncle asks him to attend bridge games with him, he agrees. But, this choice soon turns out to be a lot more complex than Alton could ever have imagined.
Schmidt, Gary D. Okay for Now. As a fourteen-year-old who just moved to a new town, with no friends and a louse for an older brother, Doug Swieteck has all the stats stacked against him. So begins a coming-of-age masterwork full of equal parts comedy and tragedy from Newbery Honor winner Gary D. Schmidt.
Shihab Nye, Naomi. Time You Let Me In: 25 poets under 25. A collection of poems selected by Naomi Shihab Nye from twenty-five poets, each under twenty-five years of age.
Stephens, John. The Emerald Atlas. Kate, Michael, and Emma have passed from one orphanage to another in the ten years since their parents disappeared to protect them, but now they learn that they have special powers--and a fearsome enemy--and embark on a prophesied quest to find a magical book.
TenNapel , Doug. Ghostopolis. Garth Hale, accidentally zapped into the ghost world by ghost wrangler Frank Gallows, teams up with Cecil, his grandfather's ghost, in an effort to save him from the evil ruler of Ghostopolis and get him back home again.